Too much red meat can be deadly, study says: Is that extra bite of red meat really going to kill you? If it’s your fourth ounce in a day, it might. People who eat the most red meat daily (about four ounces) are about a third more likely to die than those who eat...
Is the United States Broke? Not Even Close. With all the hand wringing going on over the housing and financial crisis I decided to see if I could put some of the massive numbers being thrown about in a little bit of perspective. Asset or Liability Timeframe Amount...
There are approximately 410,000 students in the 655 schools in the CPS system. That’s approximately 18.8% of all Illinois public school students. 84.9% of these students are from low-income families; 14.4% of these students are limited-English-proficient; 91.3%...
Mike sent me this article today about how the National Popular Vote legislation is working its way through the Iowa Legislature. The National Popular Vote compact has been enacted in Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, and New Jersey (50 electoral votes). Bills to join the...
The World’s Columbian Exposition was held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the New World. The Chicago Columbian Exposition was largely designed by Daniel Burnham and Frederick Law Olmsted. The...